答非所问
dá​fēi​suǒ​wèn

to give an irrelevant answer

  • created sense approved 答非所问/答非所問 · dá​fēi​suǒ​wèn · to give an irrelevant answer — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    答非所问 / 答非所問

    dá​fēi​suǒ​wèn

    to give an irrelevant answer

    to give a response that does not address the question asked; to answer evasively or sidestep the question

    答 (literal) → 答 · dá · to answer 非 (literal) → 非 · fēi · not be 所 (literal) → 所 · suǒ · [relative] 问 (literal) → 问/問 · wèn · to ask

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